Over the weekend, we partnered with L.E.T.S. (Learning, Educating, Teaching, Success) to host the first Stop The Violence Walk! We believe in our community and we believe it can be better by showing up and working together!

Police chief joining anti-violence march ‘wonderful display of solidarity’ bit.ly/329nx6c

If you couldn't make it to the #MIJailsTaskForce meeting this morning in Grand Rapids, the meeting is streaming live here: woodtv.com/news/target-8/… We'll be updating from Twitter throughout the course of the day as well.

As Pew begins to discuss their preliminary data, overall arrests are down in Michigan, but Black people are still being arrested at a higher rate than white folks.

A breakdown of the top 10 offenses for which arrests occurred in 2018.

Rep. Yancey asks why arrest data being presented to the #MIJailsTaskForce is predominantly broken down racially as Black and white, with less than 3% of the data showing arrests for Asian and Indigenous pops and no data on Arab Americans.

Amanda Alexander On to the court data: 9 out of 10 cases filed in Michigan district courts in 2018 were for misdemeanors.

Amanda Alexander A break down of how most court cases are resolved in Michigan. The vast majority are resolved with a guilty plea.

Amanda Alexander Two break downs of court demographics by gender and age.

If you can’t attend the #MIJailTaskForce meeting and miss the stream, but you have questions after the workday, LINC Up is hosting a reception from 5:00-8:00pm! 1167 Madison SE, Grand Rapids, MI

Looking forward to the classic “deep dive workshops” that kick off the third annual #AllInData4Health meeting today. Can I be in seven places simultaneously? @PacificCommSol & LINC UP on power; Jessica Kahn on policy dev; @RangerDylanM on leadership dynamics. 4 more next ...

We’re excited to have our Communications Manager Vincent Thurman at the #allindata4health national meeting presenting with @PacificCommSol on Asset Based Community Development!

It has been a big week for us here at LINC UP. Two days ago we cut the ribbon! Today our residents are moving into Garfield Park Lofts! We are so excited to welcome you home!

Today we will be hosting two community meetings to discuss a new development! Motown Square will be an Affordable Assisted Living development located in 49507/Madison Area neighborhood! We’ll be back around noon to give some highlights during the meeting!

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” Yesterday we kicked off the first of many community engagements opportunities around the Motown Square affordable assisted living development! Getting feedback from the community is vital to our process!

We're highlighting the Third Ward on this #ThrowbackThursday. Here's a 1936 photo of the snow-covered corner of Hall and Madison SE. Thanks, City Archives, for another great image from our past.

It is an honor to be awarded a 2021 CommunityWINS grant from the U.S. Conference of Mayors & Wells Fargo. Through our partnerships with @CRKentCounty and LINC UP, we will continue to advance affordable housing solutions in local communities. Learn more: bit.ly/3cbcIsC